Grants paid by The Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation
EIN 77-0573195 · East Palo Alto, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation of East Palo Alto, CA (EIN 77-0573195) reported 95 grants paid totaling $2,722,000 to 50 recipients in tax years 2020–2022, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,722,000
95 grants
Recipients
50
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2022
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | $1,314,000 | — |
| 2021 | 25 | $719,000 | — |
| 2022 | 24 | $689,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 50 recipients receiving the most from The Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation, by grants paid, out of 50 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth 52-2234595 | C | Milpitas, CA | 3 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| East Palo Alto Charter School | U | East Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $120,000 | 2022 |
| College Track 94-3279613 | B | Oakland, CA | 3 | $120,000 | 2022 |
| San Francisco 49ers Academy | U | East Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $120,000 | 2022 |
| Ravenswood Education Foundation 26-0166433 | C | Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $120,000 | 2022 |
| Acknowledge Alliance 77-0393676 | B | Mountain View, CA | 3 | $110,000 | 2022 |
| All Five 45-2334963 | B | Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Litlab | U | Oakland, CA | 3 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Family Connections 94-3213689 | D | San Carlos, CA | 3 | $90,000 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula 94-1552134 | B | Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $90,000 | 2022 |
| Teen Success Inc | U | San Jose, CA | 3 | $90,000 | 2021 |
| Art of Yoga | U | San Mateo, CA | 3 | $90,000 | 2022 |
| East Palo Alto Academy Foundation 20-2699147 | B | East Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $90,000 | 2022 |
| Canopy 01-0565752 | B | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $75,000 | 2022 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education 36-4471996 | B | San Gregorio, CA | 3 | $75,000 | 2022 |
| Peninsula Bridge | U | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $70,000 | 2022 |
| East Palo Alto Greyhounds | U | East Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $65,000 | 2022 |
| Innovate Public Schools | U | San Jose, CA | 2 | $60,000 | 2021 |
| Foundation for a College Education 77-0401635 | C | East Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $60,000 | 2022 |
| Collegespring 27-0920698 | C | Oakland, CA | 2 | $60,000 | 2021 |
| Hiller Aviation Institute 94-3226411 | B | San Carlos, CA | 3 | $60,000 | 2022 |
| Eastside College Preparatory School 94-3187806 | B | East Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $57,000 | 2022 |
| Spark 87-2752416 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $55,000 | 2020 |
| Global Citizen Year 61-2247103 | D | Oakland, CA | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| Silicon Valley Urban Debate League 47-1097110 | C | Milpitas, CA | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| Reading Partners 77-0568469 | C | Oakland, CA | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| Shine Together 83-3683283 | B | Cleburne, TX | 1 | $40,000 | 2022 |
| Braven 88-2595871 | D | San Jose, CA | 1 | $35,000 | 2020 |
| City College of Sf Basketball Camp | U | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $30,000 | 2022 |
| Foodcorps | U | New York, NY | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Children's Health Council 94-1312311 | B | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Playworks | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Aim High 36-4949896 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Streetcode Academy 81-4041822 | C | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| 10 Books a Home | U | East Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Juma Ventures 94-3203203 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Opportunity Fund 95-4120054 | C | San Jose, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Girls to Women 20-8766348 | B | East Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Beechwood School 27-3686740 | D | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| The Tech Interactive 94-2864660 | B | San Jose, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Reed College 93-0386908 | B | Porland, OR | 3 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Grassroots Ecology 81-3707643 | B | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Year Up Bay Area | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| San Francisco Study Center 94-2168838 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring 26-3316879 | C | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| East Palo Alto Kids Foundation 77-0359913 | B | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Social Good Fund 46-1323531 | B | Richmond, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Piedmont Educational Fund 94-6426176 | C | Piedmont, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| California Coast Music Camp 94-3155972 | B | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Fund for American Studies 13-6223604 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 95 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fresh Lifelines for Youth Milpitas, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY PROGRAMS | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | East Palo Alto Charter School East Palo Alto, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR GARDEN PROGRAM | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Shine Together Cleburne, TX | B | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORTS FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | College Track Oakland, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR EPA SITE | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Ravenswood Education Foundation Menlo Park, CA | C | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | San Francisco 49ers Academy East Palo Alto, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS PROGRAM | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Acknowledge Alliance Mountain View, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT RESILIENCE CONSULTATION PROGRAM | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Foundation for a College Education East Palo Alto, CA | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | All Five Menlo Park, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS' BENEFITS | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | East Palo Alto Academy Foundation East Palo Alto, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Family Connections San Carlos, CA | D | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula Menlo Park, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT CNG PROGRAM | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Art of Yoga San Mateo, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IN SAN MATEO COUNTY | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Litlab Oakland, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR KIDAPOLIS COMMUNITIES | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | East Palo Alto Greyhounds East Palo Alto, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Peninsula Bridge Palo Alto, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR 5TH GRADE PROGRAMMING | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Vida Verde Nature Education San Gregorio, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT EPA STUDENTS + CORE PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Canopy Palo Alto, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT EDU. PROGRAMS IN EPA | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Juma Ventures San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMICS FOR GROWTH. | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Study Center San Francisco, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION SERVICES. | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Hiller Aviation Institute San Carlos, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Eastside College Preparatory School East Palo Alto, CA | B | $19,000 | paid | SUPPORT ONE SCHOLARSHIP OVER FOUR YEARS | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | City College of Sf Basketball Camp San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SUMMER 2022 | 202312719349100106 |
| 2022 | Reed College Porland, OR | B | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE EQUIPMENT | 202312719349100106 |
| 2021 | Fresh Lifelines for Youth Milpitas, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY PROGRAMS | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Ravenswood Education Foundation Menlo Park, CA | C | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Acknowledge Alliance Mountain View, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT RESILIENCE CONSULTATION PROGRAM | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | San Francisco 49ers Academy East Palo Alto, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS PROGRAM | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | East Palo Alto Charter School East Palo Alto, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR GARDEN PROGRAM | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Teen Success Inc San Jose, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | College Track Oakland, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR EPA SITE | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Family Connections San Carlos, CA | D | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | All Five Menlo Park, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS' BENEFITS | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Art of Yoga San Mateo, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IN SAN MATEO COUNTY | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Collegespring Oakland, CA | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Innovate Public Schools San Jose, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF RCSD | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | East Palo Alto Academy Foundation East Palo Alto, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula Menlo Park, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT CNG PROGRAM | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Foundation for a College Education East Palo Alto, CA | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Litlab Oakland, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR KIDAPOLIS COMMUNITIES | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Peninsula Bridge Palo Alto, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR 5TH GRADE PROGRAMMING | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Vida Verde Nature Education San Gregorio, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT EPA STUDENTS + CORE PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Canopy Palo Alto, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT EDU. PROGRAMS IN EPA | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | East Palo Alto Greyhounds East Palo Alto, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Hiller Aviation Institute San Carlos, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Eastside College Preparatory School East Palo Alto, CA | B | $19,000 | paid | SUPPORT ONE SCHOLARSHIP OVER FOUR YEARS | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Teen Success Inc Milpitas, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | City College of Sf Basketball Camp San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SUMMER 2019 | 202231369349105243 |
| 2021 | Reed College Porland, OR | B | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE EQUIPMENT | 202231369349105243 |
| 2020 | Spark San Francisco, CA | C | $55,000 | paid | SUPPORT REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL SITES | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Fresh Lifelines for Youth Milpitas, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY PROGRAMS | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | San Francisco 49ers Academy East Palo Alto, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS PROGRAM | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Litlab Oakland, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR KIDAPOLIS COMMUNITIES | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | East Palo Alto Charter School East Palo Alto, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR GARDEN PROGRAM | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | College Track Oakland, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR EPA SITE | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Reading Partners Oakland, CA | C | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT RWC SCHOOLS | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Ravenswood Education Foundation Menlo Park, CA | C | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Silicon Valley Urban Debate League Milpitas, CA | C | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Acknowledge Alliance Mountain View, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT RESILIENCE CONSULTATION PROGRAM | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Global Citizen Year Oakland, CA | D | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FELLOWS' SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | All Five Menlo Park, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS' BENEFITS | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Teen Success Inc Milpitas, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Braven San Jose, CA | D | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Innovate Public Schools San Jose, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF RCSD | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Art of Yoga San Mateo, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IN SAN MATEO COUNTY | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula Menlo Park, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT CNG PROGRAM | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Family Connections San Carlos, CA | D | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Playworks Oakland, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR EPA SCHOOL SITES | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Streetcode Academy Menlo Park, CA | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Aim High San Francisco, CA | C | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT EPA & REDWOOD CITY SITES | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Children's Health Council Palo Alto, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR RAVENSWOOD INITIATIVE | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Foodcorps New York, NY | U | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EPA SCHOOL SITE | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Collegespring Oakland, CA | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | East Palo Alto Academy Foundation East Palo Alto, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | 10 Books a Home East Palo Alto, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Vida Verde Nature Education San Gregorio, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT EPA STUDENTS + CORE PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Grassroots Ecology Palo Alto, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR YOUTH ED. PROGRAMS | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | The Tech Interactive San Jose, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Beechwood School Menlo Park, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Girls to Women East Palo Alto, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Year Up Bay Area Boston, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Canopy Palo Alto, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT EDU. PROGRAMS IN EPA | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Opportunity Fund San Jose, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAM | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | East Palo Alto Greyhounds East Palo Alto, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Peninsula Bridge Palo Alto, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR 5TH GRADE PROGRAMMING | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring Palo Alto, CA | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Hiller Aviation Institute San Carlos, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Eastside College Preparatory School East Palo Alto, CA | B | $19,000 | paid | SUPPORT ONE SCHOLARSHIP OVER FOUR YEARS | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Reed College Porland, OR | B | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE EQUIPMENT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | East Palo Alto Kids Foundation Palo Alto, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR TEACHER GRANTS | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | City College of Sf Basketball Camp San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SUMMER 2019 | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Piedmont Educational Fund Piedmont, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | California Coast Music Camp Palo Alto, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SUMMER 2020 | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Social Good Fund Richmond, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GARDENSMITHS PROJECT SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
| 2020 | Fund for American Studies Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202133199349103123 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202312719349100106 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231369349105243 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202133199349103123 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/770573195.json.
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